Arekwa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Arekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
Arekwa Demographics
Arekwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Arekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arekwa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Arekwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arekwa is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Arekwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Arekwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Arekwa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Arekwa is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 90 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside.
Arekwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aregwa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Arokwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Erekwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Arakwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Arikwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Haregwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Harakwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Arakwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ariokwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Areakwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orekwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ereakwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ariekwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayrakwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aregba | 67 | 453 | / |
| Eregwa | 67 | 285 | / |
| Arikwe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Arogwa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Aregua | 67 | 30 | / |
| Arakua | 67 | 27 | / |
| Arikua | 67 | 19 | / |
| Orekwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oregwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aragwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orokwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orikwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aharekwuo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aharaekwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orakwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arokwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aregwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arekui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arekwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis